MICROLEPIDOPTERA OF NEW GUINEA 
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along dorsal edge; anterior of these spots almost twice as broad, edged 
with blackish-fuscous: a streak of this colour in fold; a moderate median 
fascia from below costa before middle to dorsum beyond middle, rounded 
above, lower fourth abruptly dilated, with anterior edge concave, preceded 
by a large plical tuft of raised sordid greyish-ochreous scales, posterior 
edge convex, scobinate, with two rounded projections; a faint greyish- 
fuscous suffusion below middle of costa, almost horizontally continued to 
upper angle of cell, and becoming greyish-ochreous posteriorly; this 
suffusion connected with a large rounded-ovate transverse patch beyond 
cell, which is preceded by a ridge of raised whitish scales along closing 
vein; dorsum below this patch coarsely strigulated with blackish-fuscous; 
an elongate greyish suffusion, connecting sixth and seventh costal dots; 
a rounded patch on dorsum before tornus; an erect-ovate rather dark 
fuscous-tawny preterminal patch from vein 3 to 8, with anterior edge 
excavate above middle, rounded below, posterior edge rather straight, 
parallel to margin; apex slightly suffused with greyish. Cilia creamy- 
whitish, an antemedian row of slightly curved or angulate transverse 
blackish-fuscous streaks. Hind wing dull whitish tinged fuscous, becoming 
glossy towards edge; cilia creamy-white. 
Tegumen elongate-triangular. Uncus rather small, with an extremely 
long, curved, terminal projection, apically slightly dilated and with some 
six very long strong bristles. Hamus broad, short, dilated, bluntly rounded 
and hooked above. Socius, a weak pad with long bristles, on middle of 
inner surface of hamus. Gnathos, a narrow subquadrate rod, with median 
part rounded and projecting ventrally. Transtilla absent. Valva long, 
rather narrow, slightly narrowed before top; cucullus rounded, sacculus 
with a strong elongate projection covered with dense bifid bristles. Anellus 
strong. Aedoeagus strongly curved, abruptly narrowed at 1 / 3 . Cornutus, a 
long spike. (Slide No. 654 D, holotype). 
Moss Forest Camp, five km northeast of Lake Habbema, October 17, 
1938 (holotype, female; paratypes). Three specimens. Closely allied to the 
preceding species, differing by the tawny, instead of ochreous markings, 
by the shape of preterminal patch, and by the fuscous-tinged hind wings. 
Schoenotenes platyptila spec. nov. (figs. 473, 477) 
jiAarug = broad, TiriXov = wing 
22 mm, $ 25 mm. Head and thorax in male grey, slightly mixed with 
white, in female white, mixed with grey, vertex grey. Antenna whitish, 
ringed with grey; scape white, grey above. Palpus long, slender, whitish 
mixed with grey, median segment with upper edge posteriorly and lower 
edge anteriorly, white. Abdomen pale ochreous in male, ochreous-whitish 
in female. Legs whitish touched with ochreous, anterior tibia and tarsus 
grey above, light-ringed. Fore wing with faintly raised scales along veins, 
tufts small ; broad, dilated, elongate-triangular, costa curved throughout ; 
